Q: Is 40,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,480 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 40480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 23 32 40 44 46 55 80 88 92 110 115 160 176 184 220 230 253 352 368 440 460 506 736 880 920 1,012 1,265 1,760 1,840 2,024 2,530 3,680 4,048 5,060 8,096 10,120 20,240 and 40,480, with no remainder.

Since 40,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,480, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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